Four Great Meal Ideas For Crock Pots
Like many people, you probably have a crock pot in your kitchen that has been gathering dust. It’s time to put it to good use! Here are some suggestions for delectable dishes that you can make with it.
Chili
Chili is the perfect dish to cook when you’re camping, or when the weather is so cold that you’re wondering just when it’s going to end. It’s easy to make too. All you need is some ground beef, beans, etc. Place it in the bottom of the pan and cook it, leaving the juice for added flavor when you add the beans and the other ingredients. Just stir the ingredients together and let them simmer for a while, and you’ve got a tasty pot of chili big enough for the whole family.
The recipes for shredded pork are nearly endless. There are so many things you can use it for: pork sandwiches, sloppy joes or tamales, just to name a few. You can even sprinkle it on top of a taco.
The easiest way to make pork so tender you can shred it with a fork without even cutting it is to use a crock pot. Get some pork and place it in the crock pot. Then let it soak in your seasonings for the rest of the day, and by the time you’re ready to use it for dinner, you can easily shred it with your fingers or even a spoon.
Making Spaghetti and Pasta
You probably shouldn’t try boiling your pasta in the crock pot, but you can do that in a separate pot on a stove while you use the crock pot to prepare your sauce. Set that pasta and the pot of water aside for now and worry about it later.
The first thing you need to do is cook the ground beef in the bottom of the crock pot, just like you did to make the chili. Next add some tomato sauce and whatever other ingredients or seasonings you like to add to your pasta sauce. While the meat is cooking with the sauce you should boil your pasta, and then once that’s done, you can add it to the mix by draining it and dumping it right into the crock pot. Let the pasta mix with the sauce and pretty soon you’ll have yourself a meal.
Chorizo
Chorizo is a quick and easy dish to prepare for a hearty breakfast. Buy some pork chorizo from the store and toss it in the bottom of the crock pot. Mix in some eggs as well, and let them cook together. The crock pot will help the eggs and chorizo blend to form a delicious mix. Once the eggs and chorizo are cooked, sprinkle some shredded cheese over the top and cover it up to let the cheese melt. Enjoy with flour tortillas whenever you’re ready.
So stop ignoring your crock pot! Do you like chili? Do you like shredded pork? Do you like to combine your pasta with your custom pasta sauce so that by the time they’re done, the meal has blended to perfection? Do you like chorizo with flour tortillas sprinkled with melted cheddar? Do you want all of these things with limited preparation time? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, it’s time to wipe the dust off that crock pot and get to work. It’s time to eat!
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